The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-24
CHOLERA IN THE PORT.
IT rs BELIEVED TO BE OF THE aENU-
me ASIATIO TYPE.

The steamship AIesis Brings Thirteen Gases
from Naples, ana there were Four Deaths
on Beard-The Dscters Say there Would
Ne Little Danger In Summer, and that
There 10 Mono at This Time or the Year.
The steamship Alesia of the Fabre line,
which had arrived during the night previous,
WAS found by the Health officers to be plague
ehip when they visited her yesterday morning.
The 600 human beings aboard had had ter
rible follow passenger, tho dreaded Asiatic
pholera. Despite all the efforts In the direction
of treatment. fumigation. and what little of
isolation is possible in one Of the big ocean
tenements, the disease had spread from tho
single case that first developed, and tho
Alesia's bill Of health recorded eight deaths
and bore tho names Of four yet suffering with
the Infectious disease.
DR.. A. W. Smith. the brother Of the Health
Ofiocr was the boarding physician on duty
yesterday. Sunrise found several vessels
awaiting his attentions. Tho boarding tug is
laid UP with q broken shaft and the work at
the Quarantine station in the meantime has to
be done with u rowboat, two strong armed
osrsmen taking the place Of the steam engine.
The work Of the examinations. on this account,
and because Of the extra vigilance that has OBJ
tanned for some time, goes on rather slowly. So
II was nearly o'clock when the Alosia was
reached. As DR.. Smith clambered up her side
on the swaying rope ladder. a small boy. about
9years old. called out to him:
If you don't take me OF this ship I'll shoot
you."
The Doctor paid no attention to this hardly
giving himself time to think that It sounded
rather queer. But his feet had no more than
touched the deck when he heard what was
more startling from the Captain.
W. hoy cfc nh I'D nd, h;ply 10 %
the cholera" was the Captains statement.
The ships doctor. who stood by. though unable
to speak or understand English. knew what
was meant when DR., Smith said inQuir-
ingly, "Asiatic cholera 2" and he nodded his
= head afIlrmatively. The Health Officer
sprang back to the railing. and
passed the word to the small boat. Associated
Press Reporter Lee was In 1t. and one Of the
Doctors assistants with the disinfecting chemi-
Gals of the kind used ordinarily In the way OF
precaution. Mr.. Lee and the assistant were
ordered not to como aboard, and to stand OF
from the ship to see that no other vessels came
close to her. DR.. Smith and the ships DOCTOR
with Capt. Vallat as Interpreter. then made an
examination Of the whole ships company,
From what he was told OF the symptoms
and what he saw OF the patients DR.. Smith
unhesitatingly concurred in the diagnosis that
the outbreak was one Of genuine Asiatic chol-
era. The ships bill of health contained entries
made by the American Consuls at the cities
from which her passengers were recruited.
Consul Philip Carroll of Palermo reported flf-
teen deaths day there from cholera. Consul
Wallace 8. Jones Of Messina reported only two
aday. Edward Camphausen OF Naples made
an even moro dlscouraging entry. namely, that
the plague had been there for twelve weeks,
and was increasing. but that no figures could
be given Of the seizures or deaths. except that
the mortality among those stricken reached
the appalling proportion OF 20 per cent. At
Genoa little cholera was reported.
pr. smith ordered asthe-steamer should be
EstIIaed 70 the lower bay, snd went ashore IS e
William H. SMITH. The later se Went ABOARD tss
infected ship and made an eHba,minaton He
sSs sna eit Msrssss Aas
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any one supposed to be Of danSesously recent
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vent BY at sea- eisSt days being the Supposed sur
limit Of incubation. after which the develop
nept q the disease is not looked Tor and the
reported, the ships officers breathed more
freely and thought they had escaped. But on
Health 9aiesr Smith says there Is no doubt
two but that It's Character es was pnsaspeesed
passengers. The symptoms Of. Luigi Maria,
mere liz Whsh
occurred on the 18th. was BY the sudden col
as Psa asea g.
also died. He had been seized In the mean
.spa but 5sss' So ha sSsa
showed still more malignant form
tervenfng between the time Of his seizure and
ana os s3 Ts saR sr Sh III plague ssss
81, steerage passenger. died on tho Goth. and
Anna xss fnS,hss
aged II. WHO was sick whom she came, aboard,
% dsa H da se a Ra sfns a ffss
supposed 70 have been caused BY cholera.
snG Es VAS H. iaSss
s Of tie hsery Of the
tho ships doctor He said the sympt9ms were
%ssa Signs sns ss al Of hdR e
symptoms Of the Asiatio cholera and death, in
cases Of this plague. The Health Officer also
made careful examination Of the four pa
TENTS that boarding Physician Smith and the
shiP's doctor had pronounced to be suffering
nosis, but said that two OF them had passed the
crisis OF the disease and would recover.
The Alesia dropped down into the lower
bay as soon as the Health Oflloer left her. and
was anchored close to the west bank, as much
o. possible out OF the way of shipping. DIR.
William NJ. Smith photographed the news OF the
Ge shs &C. 81 sh spea e hSf
q The fact that cholera had reached this port
The Quarantine Commissioners were also com
nunlcated with. :, The Commissioners sent
o. Dr. Smith. The latter was. soon busily at
x xSesi The Rsr TUG Indian with Passenger
fsr boat ,Geore Starr from Castle
1arden, sent by the steamship company were
Put ct his disposal The removal OF the sick to
ne fever payillons on swinburne Island was
q the two artificial islands Just. outside the
NarnHHs. The collection Of low frame build
lngNhere gives ample accommodations for the
care Of large number OF patients, They